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The New York Mets dismissed manager Carlos Mendoza Friday, cutting ties with a skipper who guided the club to the National League Championship Series just one year ago but could not survive a season in which baseball's largest payroll — nearly $330 million — has produced one of the sport's most glaring organizational failures.
The Mets stand 34-47 at the exact midway point of the schedule, on pace to finish with fewer than 70 wins for the first time since 2003.
The Breaking Point A four-game sweep at the hands of the Chicago Cubs pushed a deteriorating situation past the threshold.
The Mets have been outscored 58-22 over a six-game losing streak and sit 13 games under .500, their lowest mark of the season.
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